The Best Weapon for Peace: Maria Montessori, Education, and Children's Rights

In: George L. Mosse Series in the History of European Culture, Sexuality, and Ideas Ser.

Abstract

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Peace from Within: How the Montessori Method Came About -- 2. The White Cross: Rehabilitating War-Stricken Children to Prevent War -- 3. Ending Conflict with Education: The 1917 Peace Lectures -- 4. Montessori in Fascist Italy -- 5. Montessori's First Public Lectures on Peace, 1932-1939 -- 6. The Child as Agent of Radical Change: The Years in India -- Conclusions: The Legacy of Montessori's Pacifism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.